Container



Patented May 2s, 1940.

2,202,358 ooNTAiNER v y, g sol smnarooklyng'my.; j l ,Y lApplicationseptember zaissa'serial No; 231,706 10mm. (craie- 190i I'I'hisin'vention relatesto containers and while -not limited thereto,the same' has particular` ref- .erence to a container which serves`asawa'rdrobe for ther storage of clothing to protect the same againstattacksof moths and'other-insects.

The "invention primarily comprehends a container having guide means atopposite edges of the mouth opening and a closure panel slidablyengaging the guide means and which is.collapsib1e from an extendedcondition to a compactly folded Acondition when moved from closed to-ropened relation and expansible from a compactly folded condition to anextended condition when moved from opened to closed relation.

`The invention furtherv embodies a container having guide channels atopposite edges of the' mouth openingwith parallel guide elements extending longitudinally of the guide channels and a plaited closure panelslidable on the guide elef ments and in the guide channels forcollapsing the same from extended condition to a compactly foldedcondition when the closure is moved from closed relation to openedrelation and yfor vexpanding the closure from acollapsed folded con-`dition to extended condition when the closure `is moved from opened toclosed relation.

The invention further comprehends, in a container of the indicatedcharacter, ak plaited closure panel which is collapsible in the plane ofthe mouth opening fro-m extended closedrelationto a compactly foldedopened relation so as to occupy a minimum amo-unt of space adjacent' oneend of the mouth openingandwhichwhen opened [does not interfere with thecontents of the con-f tainer While affording a mouth opening of maximumsize for admitting to or removing articlesl therefrom.

With the foregoing and other objects inview, reference is now made tothe following specification and the accompanying drawing in whichv thepreferred embodiment tional View taken approximatelyon the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlargedhorizontal sectional `View taken approximately onthe line 3`-'3 of Fig. 1.'

Referring to the drawing by characters of ref-,-

erence, the container includes a body section comtical ledgesof the sidewallsI I.

rtending guide `channels confronting edges thereof and longitudinallyex- ,tending groovesIS opening through the outer o ,y longitudinal edgesthereof in Which-'grooves' are' opposite' ends anchored ,adjacentthelbottom edges thereof.v

'channels I5 to enclose the pactly folded condition when prisingintegralffoldably connected rear and side wallsy I v"and II, and'koppositely f disposed A,front wall portions I2` connected vto theforward fver- The body :section `also 'includes a rectangular J`closureframefpre'ferably constructed offwood-and which is composed of `verticalside stiles I3 and side stiles I3 are formed with longitudinallyexreceived theinnerlongitudinal ledges of the front wall portions I2.v

The closure frame further includes parallel guide elements such as rodsI1 gitudinally of andare disposed substantially centrally Within theguide channels I5 and have their in transverse cleats vI8 and I9 securedat their ends to the sidevstiles I3 and which cleats are located andsecured inA contact with the rear 4surface of the end strips' I4,transversely vextendingen'd strips I II secured ktoA l the side stilesat the o-ppositeends thereof. The 10f I5 opening throughfthe l whichextend loni The, bodylsection alsofincludes a closure con, 1

structedV of ay flexible material such as paperf board, fabric andthelike and which consists of a transversely plaitedaccordion foldablepanel 20 anchored .along its bottom edge to the Vtransverse ledge to alcross bar' 2l.y The cross bar 2I and theplaits of the panelregisteringapertures 22 adjacent their opposite ends through whichapertures the rods I'I extend thereon. The cross bar 2I side edgesthereof lare disposed withinY the guide same and seal the verticaledgesof the mouth opening when the k.closure panel is disposed in closedrelation.l The means for Y guide channels I5 also serve asY guide Vversecleat I9 and secured along'its upper trans- 2t are provided withA forslidingmovement of the panel 2t and bar 2I katthe opposite ends thereofand the closure panel 20 at the opposite the cross bar 2| and preventinward and outwardv y buckling of the closure panel 20 when closed orbeing moved to or from closed relation.

The closure" panel 20 is slidable downwardlyv on T the'rods I'I from anextended condition to a comto opened relation and when in compactlyfolded condition is located at theV rear of the bottom `end strip IILWhen the closure is tobe moved from vfolded condition to an extendedcondition,

the same is'slidable upwardly on` the rods I'I vand ireleasably secured`in closed relation by interenmoved from closedv 'l gageable latch andkeeper means 23 and 24 carried respectively by the cross bar 2l and theupper end. strip I4.

The container also includes top and bottom sections comprising endpanels 26 having inwardly directed reenforced flanged edges 21 whichtelescopically fit over the opposite ends of the body section with theforward flanged edge engaging over the end strips I,4 and with the inneredges thereof abutting against the end edges of the side stiles '13.

What is claimed is:

In a wardrobe container having a walled hollow body structure with anopening through one wall for introduction and removal of articles ofclothing, a unitary rectangular closure frame surrounding said openingprovided with vertical side stiles and transversely extending top andbottom Stiles, said side Stiles being provided with longitudinallyextending guide channels in the confronting faces thereof, guide rodsdisposed substantially centrally within the guide channels andconsequently located laterally outwardly from the access opening intothe container, a transversely pleated longitudinallyk extensible closurepanel connected at its lower end Within the closure frame and behind thetransversely extending bottom stile, a rigid cross bar secured to theupper end of the pleated closure panel and movable therewith, thepleated edges of said panel and the ends of said cross bar beingreceived at each side within the longitudinally extending guide channelsof the vertical side stiles and being provided with registering openingsadjacent to their opposite ends through which the guide rods arereceived, said cross bar and the pleated closure panel being slidable onsaid guide rods and within the guide channels whereby the cross barnormally exerts weight to collapse to pleated extensible closure panelin the lower part of the container opening and behind the transversebottom stile and the guide rods being entirely Within the guide channelwhereby when the closure panel is opened the opening through therectangular frame into the container is entirely free and unobstructedand the pleated closure is protected by the bottom stile and the crossbar While the guide rods are protected by the vertical side Stiles ofthe frame, and releasable means engageable with said cross bar to holdthe pleated panel in raised and closed position.

SOL STONE.

